“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and for Randy the beauty was Howell mountain. In 1978 Randy and Lori purchased a 14-acre parcel in Angwin with about 5 acres of Cabernet vines on it. At the time, Randy was working full-time as a winemaker in Rutherford. In the evenings and on weekends, Randy, Lori, and a young Mike tended the vines. The same year, Randy agreed to farm and buy the fruit from Harry Frank's adjoining property. That first h...
Several vineyards dot the hills owned by the Dunn family. However, the best part is that these vineyards are literally just dots in the forested hills. Randy and Lori Dunn own over 200 acres – 35 of which are planted. Sixty three of those forested acres are entrusted to the Napa Valley Land Trust. This ensures that regardless of who owns this land in the future it will stay as it is now – as trees.
All of the vineyards owned by the Dun...
Randy Dunn / Founder, farmer, activist and winemaking pioneer of Howell Mountain. Randy started his wine career working for Charlie Wagner as the first enologist for Caymus Vineyards, and never looked back. Now after all these years, not a lot has changed. More of a farmer, he’s hands-on in vineyards most days. His love for Howell Mountain led him to be instrumental in establishing it as a sub-AVA of Napa Valley. And if he’s not farming the mo...
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